Fyodor Dostoevski died 145 years ago. When we look to his birth chart, we are struck right away by the brutal conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, both retrograde, in the angular 4th, and in a choleric sign like Aries that Saturn abhors. The expansion and faith of Jupiter are crushed by weight, fear, and existential…
By virtue of my astrological chart, I meditate a great deal on Saturn. It is by far the strongest and most capable planet in my map. It is in Capricorn, in domicile, and even in its own term, in the 4th house, at the bottom of the chart. It is domiciled and angular, capable of…
At first Fernando Pessoa has in his birth chart a financial configuration that is good or, at the very least, reasonable. Why? The 2nd house of movable resources, obviously money above all, is Sagittarius ruled by Jupiter. The greater benefic in Pessoa’s chart is placed right in the 1st house. It is true that Jupiter…
Nick Oliveri says in an interview that Josh Homme was always seen by the desert rock scene as “Mr. Lucky”. In astrology language, lucky comes with structural good fortune, a natal configuration that favours protection, support, grace, and a recurring capacity to land on one’s feet after falls. Let’s see if it matches. Good fortune…
Today is the birthday of William S. Burroughs. The author of Naked Lunch leads us directly toward the universe of addiction, American and Mexican skid rows, and pleasure as an existential axis and as a method of exploring reality, metaphysics and magic. Let’s take a look at his chart. The stellium in the 12th house…
If he were still alive, Paul Auster today would be celebrating his 79th birthday. He was one of my favourite writers when I was a teenager, and I decided to take a look at his chart. I. The Venusian Women of His Life I right away spotted Venus in Sagittarius, in the 2nd house. This…
In medieval astrology, the main planets to be considered for profession are three: Mercury, Venus, and Mars. Mercury signifies merchants, scribes, men of calculation, technique, and craft; Venus signifies artists, musicians, and all occupations that proceed from the pleasure of form and harmony; Mars signifies warriors and occupations of harsh action, cutting, and conflict. Jupiter…
Yesterday I analysed a map where Mars was clearly an accidental benefic, working in favor of the native. Today I’m checking a chart where the exact opposite happens, with Mars doing what he does best: destroying. I. Scorpio Rising The native is born with Scorpio rising, a feminine and fixed sign, of centripetal nature, which…
